Saturday 11 June 2022

Amish Auction

 This morning we went just a couple of minutes drive down the road to the twenty-second annual Amish auction that raises money for their schools. The place was hopping when we got there at about 9:20 in the morning and was twice as full when we left an hour or so later!

It’s a consignment sale for tools, horse equipment, and furniture. As well there were plants, baked goods, and many quilts. The quilts get auctioned off as well. 

There are horses for auction, everything from wee little ponies ( and two little donkeys) to sleek ex- race horses for buggy use. 

We were hoping for Apple fritters, but settled for donuts and cinnamons buns!


Breakfast of champions!


There was also a big food tent for hamburgers, sausage on a bun, or slices of pie if you wished. Kettle corn was being cooked up in big vats. Rows of picnic tables, porta-potties, and hand washing stations provided comfort if necessary. There was a schedule for what was being auctioned and when. We weren't interested in buying anything, (but if I had a little barn, that donkey would have come home with me!) apart from baked goods. 



Car parking was provided in a cut hay field, complete with little guys in their straw hats directing traffic. Buggy parking was closer to the actual sale area. This is what it looked like when we came in the morning. 




These two pictures, above, were taken as we were leaving. There was also "horse parking" in a barn. We joked about, what if you took the wrong horse? I mean, I've walked up to the wrong Toyota Rav 4 in a parking lot before, there are so many that look just like mine! 



The quilts were displayed in a large tent. There were also many benches for people to sit on when the quilt auctions started. 

I loved looking at the horses. This mother and foal pair caught my eye. They were for sale. I wonder how much they will end up selling for?



Some of the buggy horses were gorgeous, all shined up for the event with their Showsheen. Did you know that the young Amish men like to purchase race horses as their buggy horses? It's similar to a young men wanting a sports car or muscle car. 

I'm always drawn to the draft horses. 


I don't think this pair was for sale as they had no numbers on them. They were gentle giants. 


This one obliged by turning and looking at me for a picture! I so enjoyed going to the sale. I was in my happy place with the smell of horses and fried onions wafting around me. 

We're home now and after another cup of coffee, I'm changing into shorts as the temperature is heating up and I've a good day of yard work ahead of me. Tons of rain mean lots of whipper-snipping and weeding. 

25 comments:

  1. What a good outing - I would love to bid on an Amish quilt

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  2. Young Amish men buying race horses to pull their buggies? Men are men everywhere, aren't they, lol.

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  3. Sounds like a wonderful day out.

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  4. What a great sale! I'm sure they made a fortune on their sale (especially with the quilts, which are just stunning). Your photos are fabulous!

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  5. Enjoyed this post... and all your pics! Sounds like a fun event! What did you come home with... besides donuts?

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    1. That was is! Just donuts! But the plants were lovely!

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  6. Fascinating. I would have loved a wander round there. Boy those donuts look tempting. I bet the quilts sell for a good price. A lot of work. Wonderful to see it all through your photos!

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  7. The farmer and I spent some time with an Amish community once in the US and found their way of life fascinating if a litttle restricting. Their quilts are absolutely beautiful. Also I must say the blue of the irises in your header is amazing.

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  8. Their way of life in the home is very restricted but they are savy business people and have electricity for their businesses as well as cell phones. There were many different groups at today’s sale, identifiable by the differences in their clothes, hats, buggies…

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  9. Those are gorgeous quilts, and like you I have definitely walked up and tried to open the wrong vehicle in a parking lot. Hope no one took the wrong horse.

    God bless.

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  10. What an interesting and fun way to spend a morning/afternoon. The horses are lovely, and the quilts simply beautiful.

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  11. I would love the Amish auction. I'm sure I'd also be tempted by a donkey. Oh, to have a farm...sigh.

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  12. What an interesting post. Lovely pictures, beautiful day, and I have a strange urge to make donuts!

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  13. Amish fairs are wonderful. Everything they make is steeped with skill and craftsmanship. Their cooking and baking is outstanding too. Those danish and donuts look delicious.

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  14. That looks like a very fun and interesting place to be. Love the quilts

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  15. Please give those of us in your neck of the woods a heads up next year as I for one would have made the effort to go!

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    1. I will try to remember for next year. As you can guess, they probably don't advertise on social media!

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  16. I would bid on those quilts, indeed.
    By the way I had smiled a little when I first read the title "Amish Auction" . I wondered if this was some sort of charity event where you bid on an Amish fellow to work about your place for a day.

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    1. Haha, no, not quite. I didn't stay for any quilt auctions - not sure how much money they get for the more detailed ones.

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  17. It sounds like such a fun outing! And those donuts and cinnamon buns look soooo delicious!

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  18. What a great day and how interesting! The last time I went to the market at St. Jacobs there was an Amish booth selling baked goods and I managed to get some apple fritters - they were amazing!

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  19. What a fantastic day you had, I laughed at the thought of taking the wrong horse.. those quilts were amazing, such lovely work/

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  20. What a fascinating post, a different way of life. I love the look of those quilts - heirloom pieces, surely!

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  21. I would have settled for donuts like that! How fun to go to an Amish auction! The horses are all so beautiful. I wish I had a pasture, I'd have horses in a heartbeat!! Their quilts are always so lovely.

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